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Sinead O’Connor Rips Up Pope Again — And Bono — On New Album
It’s not just the provocation that’s a return to form for O’Connor on ‘How About I Be Me (And You Be You)’
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In Praise of Meryl Streep’s Margaret Thatcher
Hollyblog: Meryl Streep deserves an Oscar for her hauntingly realistic and sensitive portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in ‘The Iron Lady”
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When it Comes to Best Actor, How are We to Judge?
The script, and the degree of transformation required by the role, are two critical criteria. Take George Clooney and Jean Dujardin for example
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How Jim Rash Went From Improv to ‘Community’ to a ‘Descendants’ Oscar Nomination
What all his diverse work has in common — and what he wants for Dean Felton
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What Norman Mailer Would Have Told Me About ‘Safe House’
Perhaps it would have helped screenwriter David Guggenheim to have worked from a graph instead of allowing a chase to become practically the entire plot
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Seeing ‘Red’ with Local Hero Ed Gero in Washington D.C.
Washington-based actor Ed Gero, currently starring in “Red,” has become a treasured fixture on the D.C. stage scene
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Punch Brothers’ ‘Who’s Feeling Young’: Bluegrass for People Afraid of Bluegrass
Ex-Nickel Creek mandolinist Chris Thile continues to lead acoustic string-band music into the 21st century with his witty songwriting and eight-string shredding
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Investing Wisely, or How to Keep Your Skin
The gifted and well-compensated are seen as prey by financial predators disguised as advisors. Here’s how to avoid becoming a pelt on their wall
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‘Real Housewives’: From Cape Town Cattiness to Heart-Rending Orphanage Visit
“The Real Housewives of Atlanta” make the scene in Africa and even go on a safari — in Manolo Blahniks
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Fake Steve Jobs Ad in Taiwan Gets Clobbered by Bloggers
East is East and West is West, particularly when it comes to American icons like Steve Jobs, even if he is portrayed as an angel
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Van Halen Gets a Fun ‘Jump’-Start With First Roth-Fronted Album in 28 Years
With Diamond Dave back in comedic-showman tow, ‘A Different Kind of Truth’ is good enough to make you forget Sammy Hagar and Gary Cherone ever happened
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Why ‘Walking Dead’ Creator Robert Kirkman Is Happy to Lose Fights Over His Characters
Sharing his beloved characters with a room of other writers
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How ‘The Woman In Black’ Reminded Me of ‘Stepford Wives’
In “The Lady in Black,” as it was in “The Stepford Wives,” the importance of being earnest — no matter how bizarre the scene — is clear
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Leon Russell and Elton John: A ‘Union’ Made on Late-Night Radio
With his ground-breaking work on “Mad Dogs and Englishmen” in the 1970s, Leon Russell made a name for himself and later, a pop singer named Elton John
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Paul McCartney’s ‘Kisses’ a Valentine’s Day Treat
Key collaborator Diana Krall helps keep Paul McCartney’s album of pre-rock standards sweet … and, unlike Rod Stewart’s, subtle